Re: Named elements in xtables

On Tue, 4 Aug 2026, juh+ntg-context--- via ntg-context wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> I just discovered that pandoc produces xtables with named elements which
> produces these errors.
> 
> setup           > error in line 2, namespace '498', key 'head,'
> setup           > error in line 2, namespace '498', key 'lastrow,'
> setup           > error in line 11, namespace '498', key 'body,'
> setup           > error in line 21, namespace '498', key 'lastrow,'
> setup           > error in line 30, namespace '498', key 'foot,'
> setup           > error in line 2, namespace '498', key 'head,'
> setup           > error in line 2, namespace '498', key 'lastrow,'
> setup           > error in line 11, namespace '498', key 'body,'
> setup           > error in line 21, namespace '498', key 'lastrow,'
> setup           > error in line 30, namespace '498', key 'foot,'
> setup           > error in line 2, namespace '498', key 'head,'
> setup           > error in line 2, namespace '498', key 'lastrow,'
> setup           > error in line 11, namespace '498', key 'body,'
> setup           > error in line 21, namespace '498', key 'lastrow,'
> setup           > error in line 30, namespace '498', key 'foot,'
> 
> AFAICS it is not possible to define a named tablehead like this:
> 
> \definextablehead[head]
> 
> ConTeXt does not stop, so no big problem.
> 
> But it would offer styling opportunities in a production chain with pandoc if
> it is possible.

BTW, you should include the full pandoc preamble (or generate the context output using `pandoc -s -t context`). It includes (among other things):


    \setupxtable[frame=off]
    \setupxtable[head][topframe=on]
    \setupxtable[body][]
    \setupxtable[foot][]
    \setupxtable[lastrow][bottomframe=on]


Aditya
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